Apple makes the best consumer laptops. For me, there's absolutely no denying that this is the case. Apple has had this lead over the competition since the iBook G3 Dual USB 12.1" and 14", and has never lost it. Right now, the rumour mill is abuzz about Apple supposedly prepping to launch a MacBook Pro with a retina display - 2880x1800.

Sony offer a 1600x900 13.3" display in their SA series - about 140dpi.

While the current SA35 is about $2000AUD, you can get the previous model, SA35 for less than $1300AUD, with negligible difference in specifications, just a slightly slower i7 (0.1GHz) and a smaller HDD (110gb less).